graduated in the History of Arts at the Department of Philosophy of Belgrade University

1983

acquired a Ph.D. in history (early film history) at the University of Arts in Belgrade

1952-1961

Assistant Director in feature films directed by Yugoslav and world film directors; among others to Helmuth Kautner (Germany), Carmine Gallone and Gillo Pontecorvo (Italy), Claude Autant-Lara and Robert Hossein (France) and some Yugoslav film directors; a large experience in foreign film spectacles realized in Yugoslavia

from 1954

directed over 30 documentary films; latest documentary on the history of Belgrade city transport realized in October 2004; filmed the first Yugoslav documentary film in color on Serbian medieval frescoes in 1957 on KODAK "Eastman color"

relations of the Yugoslav cinematography

1962-1968

Executive Director of the "Yugoslav Film Festival", an independent institution at that time in charge of all the public

1962-1995

Professor of Film and TV production and Production Management at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade

a good number of them dealed with history of arts

since 1968

has produced and directed more than two hundreds TV documentaries, mostly for Yugoslav National Television;

countries in Europe, as the Director of Liaison and Coordination worked for ABC Sports on Olympic Games

General Manager, ewCPF - east west Crossings Promotion Fund, Belgrade

since 1979

Engaged in various researches and projects of the Yugoslav Film Institute, as retrospective of the Yugoslav films at Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, Cinematheque Royale in Brussels, Giornate del cinema muto in Pordenone etc.

1993-1995

engaged by different Russian TV stations (OSTANKINO, the 1st channel of Russian TV, then TV6, NTV and TV "Myr") as advisor and coproducer of TV programmes dedicated to the International Film festivals - Cannes, Venice, London, Brussels, Rotterdam, San Sebastian, Thessaloniki, etc.

1995-1998

Film critic and author, monthly TV program "Cinema Art"

1995-2005

General Manager of the Institut za film (Film Institute)

1997-2011

Artistic Director of Belgrade International Film Festival

2001-2005

Chairman of South-East European Cinema Network

since 2006

Founder and Director of east west Crossings Promotion Fund

Promoter of foreign films, Yugoslavia (realised special programmes of films from Brazil, Argentina, India, European and Arab countries etc.)